South Korean media (Yonhap) reporting
- Yonhap citing military sources
Defection via land border (western land border)
The "low-ranking" soldier appeared in front of a guard post at around 8:04 a.m., according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Related authorities are looking into his intentions, a JCS official told reporters.
His intentions? Dudes ..... Choco Pies!
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Tensions on the Korean peninsula should be a yen positive, though the extent of this has been small recently.